# Verify analytics assets

As an account grows, so does the number of metrics, datasets, dashboards, and reports built inside it — some maintained and accurate, others outdated, duplicated, or built for a one-off need. Without a way to tell them apart, anyone reviewing performance, or asking Genie a question, has to guess which numbers to trust.

Verification lets you mark an asset as reviewed and trustworthy. A verified badge then appears everywhere that metric, dataset, dashboard, or report is used, along with a record of who verified it and when. [Genie, the Databox AI Assistant](/get-started-with-genie-the-databox-ai-assistant), also prioritizes verified assets when answering questions, so its answers are grounded in data your team has already approved.

## Verify analytics assets

Verifying is available from the asset's options menu, or from a **Verified** toggle in its **Details** panel, depending on the asset type.

### Metrics and datasets

**From the list**

1. Go to [Reporting & analytics > Metrics > Custom Metrics](https://app.databox.com/metrics/custom-metrics) or [Data Manager](https://app.databox.com/data-manager/merged-datasets).
2. Find the metric or dataset you want to verify.
3. Click the **drop-down arrow** (![chevron-down](/assets/chevron-down.929b2744de04a93191d6d985439945494abf6248d02439c1d23f78b03eaf9a2d.419bb737.svg)) next to action button and select **Verify**.


**From the metric or dataset**

1. Open the metric in [Metric Insights](/explore-metric-insights) or the dataset in [view mode](/view-a-dataset).
2. Under the **Details** tab, turn on **Verified metric**.


### Dashboards and reports

**From the list**

1. Go to [Dashboards](https://app.databox.com/databoards) or [Reports](https://app.databox.com/reports).
2. Find the dashboard or report you want to verify.
3. Click the **drop-down arrow** (![chevron-down](/assets/chevron-down.929b2744de04a93191d6d985439945494abf6248d02439c1d23f78b03eaf9a2d.419bb737.svg)) next to the action button and select **Verify**.


**From the dashboard or report**

1. Open the dashboard or report.
2. Click the **three dots** (![ellipsis](/assets/ellipsis.14d1f073796737618cda317e9f526ea5d9aab1a0c66a7e5c5bcaa9c067c85fd0.419bb737.svg)) to open the options menu.
3. Select **Verify**.


## Unverify an asset

Follow the same method you used to verify the asset — the menu option or toggle now reads **Unverify** (or turns off, for a **Details** panel toggle) once the asset is verified.

## View verification history

Once verified, a blue verified badge (![verified](/assets/verified.faf1641265c3698870349c1edefbe5086b5bb19029247f7581730e7cd34d8474.419bb737.svg)) appears next to the asset's name everywhere it's listed or referenced. Hover over the badge to see who verified the asset and when.

Databox doesn't automatically remove verification when you edit an asset. Review the changes and re-verify the asset if you want the verification date to reflect the latest version.

No. Verification is a status indicator, not a permission control. Anyone with edit access to the asset can still make changes to it.

Yes. Anyone who can already view the metric, dataset, dashboard, or report sees the verified badge and its verification history.

Yes. If no verified asset satisfies a question, Genie can still draw on other available data, subject to the same permissions as the person asking.

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